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Finland: Combating violence against women

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:03:24 +0000

Finland has recently ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The entry into force has been accompanied by several practical measures to improve women’s access to justice and combat violence against women, including a multi-sectoral Action Plan and a mechanism to coordinate national activities. The policies and activities are victim-centered.

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Finland: Ombudsman institutions

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:31:40 +0000

Finland, due to historical reasons, has two parallel institutions serving ombudsman functions. Both the Chancellor of Justice of the Government, appointed by the President of the Republic, and the Parliamentary Ombudsman elected by the Parliament act as supreme guardians of law. They exercise oversight of the courts and authorities, ensure compliance with the law, and safeguard the rights of citizens.

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Turkey: Reform of penitentiaries

Bissera Kostova — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:26:01 +0000

Turkey has improved its penal system in terms of physical infrastructure, training of staff and legislation. Right to appeal and probation have gained more functionality. Turkey has also amended legislation with the purpose of social rehabilitation, and providing an alternative procedure to pre-trial detention. Description Beginning from the year 2000, the Turkish penal system has [...]

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Turkey: Strengthening protection of human rights

Bissera Kostova — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:19:37 +0000

Turkey has taken a set of important measures to strengthen the protection of human rights. It established a Human Rights Department within the Ministry of Justice and a Human Rights Compensation Commission. It introduced the possibility of an individual application before the Constitutional Court and an action plan on the prevention of violations of the [...]

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Switzerland: Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:38:41 +0000

Switzerland has taken a number of constitutional, legal and administrative steps to ensure adequate application and implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Switzerland.

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Switzerland: Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:20:16 +0000

With a view to strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system, Switzerland piloted a Geneva Platform for Members of Human Rights Treaty Bodies, which promotes the direct exchange of information between members of treaty bodies, interested experts and other civil society actors.

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Switzerland: Ensuring that Security Council sanctions are carefully targeted and procedures fair and clear

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:42:35 +0000

Switzerland – together with the Group of Like-Minded States on targeted sanctions – regularly proposes measures to the Security Council to continue to ensure that sanctions are carefully targeted and that fair and clear procedures are maintained and further developed.

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United States of America: Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:10:46 +0000

The White House Domestic Policy Council and the U.S. Department of Justice have launched the “Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable” to explore ways in which civil legal aid can support Federal efforts to promote access to health services, housing, education, employment, family stability, and community well-being.

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Austria: Gender budgeting

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:03:42 +0000

Austria is one of three countries worldwide which have implemented Gender Budgeting in their constitutions. Gender Budgeting is an essential instrument for establishing gender mainstreaming within government policies and assigning clear responsibilities, making governments accountable for their gender policy commitments. The Federal Ministries need to target equality between women and men in their budget documents. This means the integration of gender objectives, measures and indicators in the strategy reports, in the federal budget and in the supplementary sheets on the basis of the Federal Budget Act.

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Austria: Measures to prevent human trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households

Norul Mohamed Rashid — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:01:06 +0000

Austria has developed regulations and measures to support and protect private domestic staff (PDS) against labour exploitation, while continuing to enable their employment of PDS by diplomatic agents and officials of international organizations in accordance with relevant international law.

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